Thanks for Sharing (2012)

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.

Director:

Stuart Blumberg

Writers:

Stuart Blumberg, Matt Winston

Stars:

Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Ruffalo	...	Adam
Tim Robbins	...	Mike
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Phoebe
Josh Gad	...	Neil
Joely Richardson	...	Katie
Patrick Fugit	...	Danny
Pink	...	Dede (as Alecia Moore)
Carol Kane	...	Roberta
Emily Meade	...	Becky
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Charles
Michaela Watkins	...	Margo
Poorna Jagannathan	...	Dr. Kazhani
Natalia Volkodaeva	...	Ana
Paul Urcioli	...	Owner
Kenneth Maharaj	...	Cabbie

Storyline

Adam (Mark Ruffalo) has just reached the 5-year mark in his sex addiction sobriety with help from his sponsor Mike (Tim Robbins). New-comer Neil (Josh Gad) seeks out Adam's help hoping that he'll be his mentor, but Neil doesn't have the same maturity and continues to harass women at work, on the street, and on the subway. Adam has also just met Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow), who might be perfect for him, but Adam hasn't been in a relationship since he recognized his addiction to sex, and Phoebe doesn't date addicts. As Adam navigates the romantic relationship waters, Mike struggles connecting to his former drug-addicted son who has just returned home, and Neil develops a relationship with another woman in his sex addicts group, but a platonic friendship might be exactly what he needs.

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Plot Keywords:

addiction | female nudity | mother son relationship | father son relationship | masturbation | 

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Taglines:

Life is a journey you never have to take alone.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some strong sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook [UK] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2013 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Thanks for Sharing

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$536,591, 22 September 2013

Gross USA:

$1,065,881

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,499,442

Company Credits

Production Co:

Class 5 Films, Olympus Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Quotes

Adam: Oh no, our reservation!
Phoebe: Oh, it's fine. We still have like 28 minutes.

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Connections

References ER (1994)

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Soundtracks

Evening Drinks
Written by Daniel May and Marc Ferrari
Courtesy of FirstCom Music

User Reviews

entertainment with some meaning

Somewhere between Indy cinema and mainstream Hollywood as well as treading between comedy and drama, this is not an implication that it suffers from an identity crisis but more of an affirmation that genre boundaries do not have to be definite to produce an acceptable result.

The main corpus of the story is three sex addicts and their struggle to overcome it and it makes a point that a paramount factor in recovery is not so much the discipline to abstain from sexual stimulants but being surrounded by people who you can depend upon in the good as well as the bad days. In other words, community is paramount.

Overall, it is both a pleasant and poignant story that explores the isolation and darkness associated with this condition. A minus point would be the complete lack of background information on the illness although this is more than compensated in the battle these individual give not only to get better but to be accepted by others.

So a film that is both amusing with some is no little thing.